Volunteering
Tennis Equipment Fundraiser
In July 2022, I launched a fundraiser to benefit Youth Tennis Advantage (YTA), a San Francisco area afterschool program for disadvantaged youth. I learned about YTA because two of my high school teammates benefitted from this organization. I marketed my fundraiser by hand-delivering more than 500 flyers to houses in South Berkeley and Rockridge. I also launched a GoFundMe campaign. After four months, I collected more than 100 used rackets and raised $1,510 from 39 donations on GoFundMe. I used the money to buy more rackets, several cases of balls, strings and grips, and donated everything to YTA.
Prisoners Literature Project
In July 2021 I started volunteering at the Prisoners Literature Project, a Berkeley, California-based nonprofit that encourages reading among incarcerated people. The center receives hundreds of book requests from prisoners across the U.S. Volunteers find the requested books (or something similar) and write a handwritten response.
Berkeley Food Network
I started volunteering at the Alameda County Food Bank with my family when I was seven. In high school, I started volunteering at the Berkeley Food Network. In this photo I'm separating spoiled fruits and vegetables.
